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Avant is an American R&B singer born on April 26th 1978.
On May 9th of 2000, he released his first debut album titled (My Thoughts) which gave him two top ten hits (Separated) and (My First Love) with Keke Wyatt, a cover of the original Rene & Angela hit, both of which went Platinum as well as the album itself.
Next came the 2002 release of (Ecstasy) which became his biggest selling album ever, eventually selling 1.7 million copies in the US alone and just over 5 million worldwide. The album launched two major hits (Makin’ Good Love) and (Don’t Say No,Just Say Yes) and featured Charlie Wilson on the song (One Way Street).
Then the year 2003 saw the release of (Private Room) which peaked at number 4 on Billboard magazines Top R&B/Hip Hop albums chart and number 18 on the Billboard 200 chart and featured guest rapper Snoop Dogg on the hit R&B Mixtapes single (Read Your Mind), along with guest star Olivia appearing on the song (Seems to Be) and another hit Mixtapes song (Don’t Take Your Love Away).